Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to find the characteristic and the problems of urban renewal in Berlin after 1990. The analysis of this study is based on the Urban- Renewal policy of Berlin and key projects in "Prenzlauer Berg" as a case study. The main findings are as follows. 1. After 1990, there was large quantity of old-fashioned housing stock. Though the ideal of the "careful urban renewal" which was the mainstream in West Germany is continued, the policy has been modified in its practice to cope with new social economic conditions. 2. The modernization of housing in Prenzlauer Berg was advanced rapidly, but it was dependent on marketability. 3. The renewal of built-up areas that were built in the 19th century has been a major issue in Berlin after postwar. The principles and approaches of the urban-renewal policies, however, have varied across the eras.
